St. Cloud Cathedral swept the Section 8A soccer championships on Wednesday night, Oct. 21, at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. The Crusaders boys beat Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 4–3, and the Crusaders girls beat East Grand Forks 2–1. Both teams advance to the Class 1A state tournament. Area football teams also closed their regular seasons.
Section 8A boys: Cathedral 4, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 3
- Cathedral’s section run: 4–1 over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 1–0 in overtime at St. John’s Prep, then 4–3 in the final.
Section 8A girls: Cathedral 2, East Grand Forks 1
- Cathedral’s section run: 12–0 over Melrose, 7–0 over Albany and 2–1 over East Grand Forks in the final.
With Sartell’s boys and girls already in the Class 2A field, four St. Cloud-area soccer teams are headed to state. See our Sartell section soccer story.
Football: regular-season finale scores (Wednesday, Oct. 21)
- Foley 22, Albany 19
- Sartell 26, Robbinsdale Cooper 21
- Waconia 29, Sauk Rapids-Rice 12 — Sauk Rapids-Rice finished the regular season 2–6.
- ROCORI 40, Princeton 17
- Little Falls 38, St. Cloud Apollo 14
Section playoff brackets and game times are posted by the Minnesota State High School League.
For the Timberwolves’ season opener, see our Wolves-Heat recap.
Sources: MSHSL brackets: Section 8A boys and Section 8A girls; 1390 Granite City Sports; St. Cloud LIVE football roundup and Foley-Albany; St. Cloud Times; MaxPreps recaps: Foley, Sartell, Sauk Rapids-Rice, ROCORI and Little Falls. Checked Oct. 22, 2026.
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